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APPLICATHJN FILED APR. 22. I919- Patented Nov. 4, 1919. 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

J. L. SHAY.

DEVICE, FOR RINSING AND STERILIZING MILK BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED-APR. 22. 1919.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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JAMES L. SHAY, 0F FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed April 22, 1919. Serial No. 291,917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. SHAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the town of F airfield, in the county of Fairiield and Stateof Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Rinsing and Sterilizing Milk-Bottles'; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in abottle rinsing and sterilizing device, and it aims to provide a simplyconstructed manually operable de vice especially adapted for small dairyand home use.

The invention also resides in an improved immersing cage constructionand the mounting therefor, said cage being designed to receive a bottlecontaining case by which the bottles may readily be removed from thecage subsequent to being sterilized or rinsed.

Further, the invention resides and consists in the structural featuresand their arrangements and combinations hereinafter described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein Figure1 is a vertical section through the tub with the cage and case or bottlecontainer depicted in elevation and in their inoperative or raisedposition;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the immersing cage;

Fig. 3 is vertical section through the tub, cage and bottle containingcase, showing the cage and case in their operative or immersed position;

Figs. 4: and 5 are perspective views of the component sections of thebottle containing case; and

Fig. 6 is a detailed view of one of the bearings in which the ends ofthe cagesupporting shaft are engaged.

In detail, the device comprises a tub or tank 1 having two opposedbearings 2 fixed to two opposing sides of the tub adjacent their upperedges, a shaft or bar 3 having its ends resting in said bearings so asto be readily lifted therefrom.

n immersing cage 4 is of openwork construction, the top, bottom, backand two sides each comprising a rectangular frame with a filler of slatswhile the front side is entirely left open for the introduction andremoval of the bottle container or case. On the underside or bottom thecage is equipped with two strap bearings 5 and a forwardly extendinghandle 6, the bearings freely recelving the cage supporting bar or shaft3 for rotation and sliding thereon and the handle providing a means forimparting such movements to the cage as well as serving the function ofa rest by engaging on the upper edge of the tub to support the cage inits elevated position and also inits lower position, as depicted inFigs. 1 and 3.

The bottle container or case consists of a lower main tray or holder 7and a complemental cover part 8 designed to fit over the tray and thusconfine the bottles to their respective tray compartments or cells asdefined by the longitudinal and transverse partitions 9. The bottom ofthe tray and the top of the cover have parallel wires or rods 10extending thereacross to support and re tain the bottles within thecase.

In practice, the bottles are placed in the tray cells and the cover 8applied, after which the case is inverted and slid into the cage throughits open front, and in this connection. it will be noted that the handleis upwardly offset, when disposed as in Fig. 1, to guide the case andthereby facilitate its introduction int-o the cage. It will further benoted that adjacent their abutting edges the case sections have theirend walls provided with hand openings 11, in such proximity that theoperator passes his thumbs through the upper openings and his fingersthrough the lower openings in carrying or lifting the case and therebyfirmly holds the cover on the tray.

The cage is then swung downwardly into the water which fills thebottles, said cage being free to slide on its supporting bar so that itmay be shifted while in the liquid or, in the event, of two liquidcompartments the cage may be elevated and then shifted over thepartition wall from one compartment to the other. Should twocompartments or tubs be employed, it is preferable to have thesterilizing liquid in one and the rinsing liquid in the companion. Witha single tub, the bottles are first sterilized in a hot liquid which islater replaced by the rinsing liquid. After the rinsing operation iscompleted, and the cage is swung outwardly out of the water, the bottlesare held thereby in an inverted position for a thorough draining, or thecase may be removed and placed on a draining board and a fresh caseinserted in the cage.

The structure may be made either from metal or wood, or both as themanufacturer so desires; the openwork cage and case permits the liquidto circulate in and about the bottles and is well balanced so as to belight and easily lowered and raised from the liquid. The cage mayreadily be dismounted from its supporting bar by simply slipping thelatter longitudinally from the strap bearings, so that should one cagebe injured or desired otherwise, another cage can expeditiously besubstituted.

The complemental cover part 8 may, of course, consist of anotherordinary bottle case such as is illustrated at Fig. a, my inventionhaving nothing whatever to do with the elements within which the milkbottles are placed preparatory to the insertion of the bottle containingcases within the cage.

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle cleansing device comprising a. tub having opposing bearingson its inner walls, a bar having its ends resting on the bearings, acage having slotted, open sides, back, top and bottom and anunobstructed front, means freely mounting the cage on the bar forrotating movement, a handle extending forwardly from the cage andadapted to rest at opposite sides on the upper edge of the tub tosupport the cage in its lowered and elevated positions, and bottleholding means insertible and removable through the open front of thecage.

2. A bottle cleansing device comprising a tub having opposing hearingson its inner walls, a bar having its ends resting on the bearings, acage having slotted, open sides, back, top and bottom and anunobstructed front, means freely mounting the cage on the bar forrotating movement, a handle extending forwardly from the cage andadapted to swing with the open front over the supporting bar from oneside to the other to engage the opposite side edges of the tub forsupporting the cage in either position, and means for holding thebottles in the cage removable through the open front thereof.

8. A bottle cleansing device including a tub, an open work cage mountedtherein to swing from a lower immersed position to an elevated andinverted position above the liquid in the tub whereby the contents ofthe cage may drain, and a cage operating handle adapted to engage theopposite sides of the tub and thereby support the cage in both of itspositions.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

JAMES L. SHI LY.

Witnesses:

E. W. SMITH, M. T. LONGDEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

